It was a no-brainer for Abdul Akhter to convert the Medicine Shoppe in Carlisle into a restaurant specializing in Middle Eastern and American foods.

The Kabob House will open April 18. It sits at 328 N. Hanover St. directly next to Akhter's Super 7 Food Mart convenience store.

While the restaurant's specialty will be kabobs and gyros, the menu is largely filled with American foods - hot dogs, onion rings, cheese steaks and tuna melts.

Akhter said he also owns Super 7 Marts in Harrisburg and Linglestown as well as 7-Eleven stores in Mechanicsburg and Red Lion. He said since he owned the Medicine Shoppe property, it only made sense to transform the space into a restaurant.

The Kabob House sits at a visible location not far from the entrance to the Carlisle Fairgrounds. Plus, in the words of Akhter, it is the only restaurant in Carlisle serving kabobs.

“Kabob is also kind of an American food,” he said, adding it is well recognized dish.

The Kabob House menu includes choice of chicken and beef kabobs. Diners can pick from a two kabob option for $4.99 or a kabob dinner for $7.95. Gyro dinners sell for $7.95 while a Greek salad for $5.69. In addition there are chicken nuggets, french fries buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks.